Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 68 2-Core 124 58% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 330 31% 258 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.10.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Lighting 37.1 Reflection 33.2 Parallax 43.7 30% 38 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 30.9 Splatting 38.7 28% 32.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 424 Write 301 Mixed 256 72% 327 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 34.7 123% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 113 122% 202 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55 30,952 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 561GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 86 Write 86 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 87.7 56% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 4,885 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.5% Poor	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 6.9 26% 8.93 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 8.8 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 50%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	43x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	20x

Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $645

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16